Iran future economy

Women seemingly forced to sell hair to survive in Iran, following Armenian smuggling attempt

Many Iranian activists have speculated that the hair came from some of the protesters killed during the January demonstrations, but hair smuggling was already a problem in Iran.

 An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023
IRANIAN BANKNOTES are displayed next to a US dollar bill in Neyshabur, Iran on December 30, 2025. The Iranian rial has continued to weaken against the US dollar amid high inflation, currency volatility and ongoing economic pressures linked to sanctions and domestic challenges.

How Iran’s economic collapse is tightening the regime’s options - analysis

Thousand of Basij soldiers stage mock seige of Temple Mount in Iran

Group slams Europe-Iran economic confab in Zurich

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani

Fragile economy forces Iran's top leaders to form alliance


Rouhani's relative reformists set to increase representation in parliament

Loosening of control by the anti-Western hardliners who currently dominate the 290-seat parliament could strengthen the president's hand to open Iran further to foreign trade and investment.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Rouhani says Iran, West moving closer to agreement on nuclear program

“In certain cases there were a lot of gaps and differences of opinion, but the differences have narrowed at the moment,” Rouhani told Iranian reporters on Tuesday.

Hassan Rouhani

Rouhani calls for end to economic corruption and isolation

"Our political life has shown we can't have sustainable growth while we are isolated," said the Iranian president.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran increases military spending despite economic woes

The falling price of oil and economic sanctions on Iran have forced budgetary cuts, but the Iranian defense expenditure will rise 33.5 percent.

Iran displays its arsenal of missiles